More Trek Fuel EX Pictures

Dirt Rag Magazine Blog has more pictures and a bit more of a writeup about the new technology that has been added to the Trek Fuel EX. They’ll also be at the Trek/Gary Fisher press camp in Sun Valley, Idaho later this week.

The newly redesigned 120mm-travel Fuel EX featrues carbon OCLV mainframe, Active Braking Pivot (rear pivot concentric with rear axle), Full Floater rear shock mount that allows the shock to float between to independent linkages and an updated Rocker Link dubbed EVO Link.

Traditionally, mountain bike suspension designs have located the pivot point either on the seatstays (like the previous Fuel EX) or on the chainstay (i.e. Horst link), and Trek points out that either of those locations cause the the suspension to stiffen under braking. The new Trek EX uses Trek’s ABP technology, which locates the rear pivot concentric with the rear axle. This pivot location is claimed to keep the suspension active and independent of braking, which keeps the rear tire in contact with the ground for reduced skidding and better braking control.

Check out their blog post here.